Module 4 Life in the future
david: i’ve no idea. but i hear there is going to be a football match in our school.
tony: are you going to watch it?
david: of course. both teams are strong. it seems a very good match.
tony: shall we go and watch it together?
david: ok. i’ll wait for you at three o’clock in front of our classroom.
tony: see you then.
david: see you!
2. everyone uses a pen. no one uses a calculator. 人人都使用鋼筆,沒人使用計算器。
注:(1)everyone人人,everybody,everything和everywhere這些代詞都是單數。everyone指人;every one既可以指人,也可以指物。
如:
everyone in our class likes reading harry potter. 我們班人人都喜歡讀《哈利•波特》。
his books are wonderful and i want to read every one of them. 他的書非常精彩,每一本我都想讀。
(2)no one (英國英語為no-one)和nobody一樣,表示“沒有人”,后用單數動詞,可作主、賓語,但后面不能用of這個介詞。
she likes no one and no one likes her. 她誰都不喜歡也沒有人喜歡她。
3. planes will be very large so flying will be very cheap. 飛機會很大,所以乘飛機將會很便宜。
注:so表示結果,意思是“所以”、“因此”,這里是引起結果從句的連詞。
the rain is heavy so we can’t go out to play. 雨很大,所以我們不能出去玩。
4. will there be schools in the future? 將來會有學校嗎?
一般將來時態用在出there be句型中就是“there will be…”。如:
there will be a big park over there. 那邊將建成一個大型的公園。
be going to 也可以用在there be句型中,即“there is/are going to be…”,注意該句型有單復數的變化。如:
there is going to be an english party this weekend. 本周末有一個英語晚會。
there are going to be three new films in the cinema next month.
下個月將有三部新影片在電影院上映。
5. and will they send their homework to the teacher by email?
他們將通過電子郵件將作業發給老師嗎?
by在此處是介詞,表示方法、手段或方式,是“用……,靠……,通過……”之意。如:
send it by air mail! 用航空郵件寄吧!
they want to travel by train. 他們想坐火車旅行。
6. planes will be very large so flying will be very cheap.飛機將會很大,所以乘飛機旅行會很便宜的。
flying在句中相當于名詞,處于主語的位置。在英語中,動詞的-ing形式由“動詞原形+-ing構成,有的相當于名詞,因此可以在句中作主語。
如:
drinking milk is good for you. 喝牛奶對你的健康有益。
walking and swimming are good exercises. 散步和游泳都是很好的運動。
7. we’ll use the sun to heat our homes. 我們將利用太陽能為住宅供暖。
heat在此句中用作動詞,意思是“加熱,(使)變熱”。如:
we’ll heat some milk for the coffee. 我們將熱一些牛奶來沖咖啡。
heat還可以作名詞,表示“熱,高溫,炎熱的天氣”。如: